“What recent assessment he has made of the expressions of interest submitted by Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHS Foundation Trust to be part of the New Hospitals Programme.”
Asked by
James Wild
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
Answer from Hansard
The Prime Minister
I thank the hon. Gentleman for raising what is a really important issue for his constituents and for so many constituents. I am pleased to confirm that we have put down £69 billion for councils—that is a 6.8% cash-terms increase—including up to £3.7 billion in vital additional funding for social care. We have doubled the funding for the disabled facilities grant, with an additional £86 million to allow 7,800 more disabled and elderly people to make improvements that enable more independent lives, and we will continue to do so, working across the House.